Minority Writers Seminar deadline March 10.

The 13th annual Minority Writers Seminar will be held May 1-4, 2008, in Nashville, at the Freedom Forum Diversity Institute at Vanderbilt University. Sponsored by the NCEW Foundation in partnership with the Freedom Forum Diversity Institute at Vanderbilt University, the seminar provides an opportunity for twenty experienced minority journalists to explore the nuts-and-bolts of opinion writing.

March 10 is the deadline to apply, said Seminar director Doug Lyons, senior editorial writer of the South Florida Sun Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale. Lyons, a 1997 graduate of the seminar, said participants work closely with experienced opinion writers by attending simulated editorial board meetings and writing editorials that are critiqued.

NCEW Foundation pays for lodging and food and reimburses participants up to $200 each for their transportation to and from Nashville. Enrollment is open to those who have been writing opinion for less than two years. Apply at ncew.org